Gapers Block has ceased publication.
Gapers Block published from April 22, 2003 to Jan. 1, 2016. The site will remain up in archive form. Please visit Third Coast Review, a new site by several GB alumni.
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TODAY
Friday, April 26
Slowdown
BY DAY
Wednesday, March 15 2006
Global Giggles @ Cultural Center
Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs, along with Mikey O Comedy Productions and other organizations, presents a multicultural lineup of standup comedy featuring Sean Flannery, Kumail, Frank Townsend, Joey Villagomez, and Maysoon Zayid. In Preston Bradley Hall at 7 PM. Free. 78 E. Washington Street. For more information, call 312-744-6630 or visit the website.
StoryWeek: Women as Writers, Women as Editors
Join former Paris Review editor Elizabeth Gaffney and Other Voices/OV Books editor Gina Frangello as they discuss women in writing and editing. Ann Hemenway hosts. 1:30pm at Columbia College's Ludington Building, 8th Floor, 1104 S. Wabash. Free and open to the public. Call 312-344-7611 for more information. Part of StoryWeek.
Urinetown previews start @ Mercury Theatre
The Tony-winning musical Urinetown: The Musical (produced by Greg Kotis, formerly of Chicago's Neo-Futurists theater company) begins preview shows tonight at the Mercury Theatre, and officially opens on March 26. Tickets for the preview shows are $35 and can be purchased at the box office or through TicketMaster. Mercury Theatre: 3745 N. Southport. (773) 325-1700.
Starbucks Coffee Break
I'm notorious for not knowing where the nearest Starbucks is - I never got into drinking the stuff - but if you're the kind of person who can't start their day without that little green and white cup, well, today it all comes up roses. Between 10am-12pm, Starbucks is hosting their first ever Coffee Break during which baristas will pour complimentary 12-oz cups of coffee. Today only at a Starbucks near you.
Ted Kooser @ SAIC Ballroom
The current U.S. Poet Laureate, Ted Kooser, was in the insurance business until his retirement in 1999. (Insurance is a respectable business for poets—Wallace Stevens was an insurance executive.) The author of 10 poetry collections, Kooser will read from his work at 6:30 PM. 112 S. Michigan Ave. $10, or free if you’re a Poetry Center member. For more information, call 312-899-1229 or visit the website.
Bilingual Poetry @ California Clipper
A new poetry series, Palabra Pura, focuses on Chicano and Latino artists, presenting local and visiting writers after 30 minutes of open mike readings. Tonight, Orlando Ricardo Menes and Beatriz Badikian-Gartler are featured. Doors open at 8 PM. Free. 1022 N. California Ave. For more information, call 877-394-5061, or visit the Guild Complex website.
Local Authors Night @ Book Cellar
Join Chicago authors Charles Blackstone, Rob Christopher and Mark C. Mason for the Book Cellar's monthly local author night. Tonight the authors will read from their published works, upcoming works and will dicuss fiction, deconstructing forms and Gospel. Which should be interesting. 7pm at 4736-38 N. Lincoln Ave. Free. Call 773-293-2665 for more information.
Epic Journeys of Freedom @ Newberry Library
University of Tasmania professor Cassandra Pybus discusses the lives of former slaves who fought on the British side in the Revolutionary War in exchange for freedom. Free, 6 PM. 60 W. Walton St. For more information, call 312-255-3700 or visit the website.
